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CLOVER FERN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets
Synonyms:
clover fern; pepperwort
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("clover fern" is a kind of...):
aquatic fern; water fern (ferns that grow in water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clover fern"):
common nardoo; Marsilea drummondii; nardo; nardoo (Australian clover fern)
Marsilea quadrifolia; water clover (water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves)
Holonyms ("clover fern" is a member of...):
genus Marsilea; Marsilea (clover ferns)